El Paso fall 8-4 to Salt Lake on Sunday but win the series
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Chihuahuas won the first four games of the six-game series against the Salt Lake Bees before losing the final two.
Salt Lake’s Mickey Moniak went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs in the Bees’ 8-4 win over the Dogs Sunday afternoon at Southwest University Park. Moniak hit five homers in the series.
The Chihuahuas first run came on an RBI single by Alfonso Rivas in the first inning. El Paso scored its final three runs in the fourth on a two-run double by Luis Liberato and an RBI groundout by Adam Engel. Chihuahuas pitcher Reiss Knehr allowed only one run in a three-inning relief appearance.
El Paso does not play on Monday but has another home series starting Tuesday. They will host the Oklahoma City Dodgers with first pitch at 6:35 p.m. MT.
